Alaska Statutes > Title 22 > Chapter 20 > Article 3 – Commissioner of Public Safety


§ 22.20.100	Duty of the commissioner in the supreme court
§ 22.20.110	Duty of the commissioner in the court of appeals, the superior court, and district courts
§ 22.20.120	General authority and duty of the commissioner
§ 22.20.130	Assistance for commissioner
§ 22.20.140	Definitions

Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.